Lamune


Lamune is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Neko Neko Soft originally released on July 30, 2004 for the PC. It was followed by an all-ages version for the PlayStation 2, and was released on August 25, 2005. A twelve-episode anime series based on the visual novel, entitled Lamune: Garasu Bin ni Utsuru Umi, was produced by Trinet Entertainment and Picture Magic and aired between October 11, 2005 and December 27, 2005. Light novels, drama CDs, and one volume of a manga adaption have also been produced.

Plot

Kenji Tomosaka moves to a coastal town as a child. The sea spread in front of him shines like ramune, reflecting the sunlight of the summer.
He meets Nanami Konoe, who lives next door. As time passes, their shared memories have accumulated. They think of their normal lives and relationship as precious things.
The sun begins to shine strongly, cicadas begin to buzz, and the sky clears up. For Kenji and Nanami, it is not just another ordinary summer.

Characters

Main characters

;Kenji Tomosaka
;Nanami Konoe
;Suzuka Tomosaka
;Hikari Nakazato
;Tae Isawa
;Hiromi Sakura
;Misora Ayukawa

Side characters

;Hatano
;Kagami Konoe
;Kenryū Tomosaka

Music (game)

;Opening Theme
;Ending Theme
;Insert Theme
;Insert Theme
;Opening Theme
;Ending Theme
;Insert Theme
Six DVDs of anime series were released by Interchannel in Japan.
Opening and ending Single albums
Character image songs and drama albums
Six character image songs and drama albums were released by Interchannel in Japan.

Books

One game fanbook for the PS2 version was published by JIVE in Japan.
A light novel mainly adapted between episode 07-08, was published by Megami Bunko. Written by Takamitsu Kouno, and illustrated by Genichiro Kondo.
Paradigm has published two 18 prohibited light novels based on the game, the first was published in early November 2004, the second was published in January 2005. both books were written by Okada Runa and illustrated by Ankoromochi. One focuses on Nanami's scenario, and the other focuses on Tae.

Manga

A manga illustrated by Rino Fujii was published in the Japanese manga magazine Comp Ace on Jan 26, 2006, published by Kadokawa Shoten.

Anime

A twelve-episode anime series was produced by Trinet Entertainment and Picture Magic. It is based on the visual novel and is entitled Lamune: Garasu Bin ni Utsuru Umi. The anime was directed by Jun Takada, and airs on the networks Chiba TV, Kansai TV, Teletama, Tokai TV, and tvk.

Episode list

Staff